"Look at you," he said, throwing a strand of brunette hair over the girl's shoulder, "reading that romantic nineteenth century crap." Serena instantly cowered away from the man and fought herself not to look up. "It's twentieth century, and I'm reading this for school." Theo's mouth popped opened to form the perfect O shape. Then out of the blue he asked, "Are you a virgin?" "No," she surprised him by saying. She hadn't even missed a beat. "That's a shame."

Darkness. Maria Juana Sihurano is full of darkness. Pakiramdam niya ay hindi na siya muling babalik sa dati dahil sa kadilimang dala ng kanyang nakaraan. She felt out of place in her own family. She felt alone but whenever Juan Francisco Birada is around, everything lights up. She wanted to hold onto him because her life depended on it - but her world was shaken when suddenly, Jufran wanted to leave... Alpha Series # 09